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Rufus vs ImageUSB: catalog facts
Rufus	ImageUSB
Free Free and open source under GPLv3; no bundled software in the installer.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows	Windows
Creates Windows 11 installation drives for PCs without TPM or Secure Boot Sets up out-of-box experience options automatically, including a local account and privacy choices	Writes one image to many USB drives concurrently Bit-level copies that preserve slack space and the MBR
Windows only One image per drive, unlike a multiboot tool	Writing CD ISO images directly may not produce a bootable drive on every system Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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